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Falken ZE512 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

Head-to-head Updated

Falken ZE512 vs Toyo Proxes CF2 SUV — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 0 + 2 road tests and 27 + 8 owner reviews. How we score

Proxes CF2 SUV is ahead, 69–38

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Falken ZE512
Tire AFalken

ZE512

Summer

± 8

Tests – · none yet Owners 23 · 27 reviews

Toyo Proxes CF2 SUV
Tire BToyo

Proxes CF2 SUV

Summer

± 8

Tests 62 · 2 tests Owners 75 · 8 reviews

Best test result: #2 of 11 in 2019 AMS Summer SUV Tyre Test (noise)

Category by category

Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.

  1. 40

    Dry

    Proxes CF2 SUV +24
    64
    Why this score
    SourceZE512Proxes CF2 SUV
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests≈ 50 (est.)56
    Reviews found online2575

    ZE512: 60% × 50.1 (est.) + 40% × 25.4 = 40

    Proxes CF2 SUV: 60% × 55.9 + 40% × 75.1 = 64

    No road tests of dry for ZE512. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

  2. 40

    Wet

    Proxes CF2 SUV +30
    70
    Why this score
    SourceZE512Proxes CF2 SUV
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests≈ 47 (est.)65
    Reviews found online2876

    ZE512: 60% × 47.2 (est.) + 40% × 28.2 = 40

    Proxes CF2 SUV: 60% × 65.3 + 40% × 76.1 = 70

    No road tests of wet for ZE512. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 40

    Comfort

    Proxes CF2 SUV +32
    72
    Why this score
    SourceZE512Proxes CF2 SUV
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests≈ 61 (est.)62
    Reviews found online2578

    ZE512: 40% × 61.1 (est.) + 60% × 25.2 = 40

    Proxes CF2 SUV: 40% × 62.1 + 60% × 78.3 = 72

    No road tests of comfort for ZE512. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  4. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    67
    Why this score
    SourceZE512Proxes CF2 SUV
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests–67
    Reviews found online–≈ 67 (est.)

    Proxes CF2 SUV: 60% × 67.5 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 67

    No owner ratings of noise for Proxes CF2 SUV. The owner half is the owners’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.

  5. 35

    Treadwear

    Proxes CF2 SUV +36
    71
    Why this score
    SourceZE512Proxes CF2 SUV
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 49 (est.)≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online1674

    ZE512: 60% × 48.6 (est.) + 40% × 15.7 = 35

    Proxes CF2 SUV: 60% × 68.9 (est.) + 40% × 74.2 = 71

    No road tests of treadwear for ZE512. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).

    No road tests of treadwear for Proxes CF2 SUV. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).

  6. 24

    Handling (owners)

    Proxes CF2 SUV +50
    74
    Why this score
    SourceZE512Proxes CF2 SUV
    Reviews found online2474
  7. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    56
    Why this score
    SourceZE512Proxes CF2 SUV
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests–56
Scores at a glance
CategoryFalken ZE512Toyo Proxes CF2 SUV
Relative Score 38 69
Dry 40 64
Wet 40 70
Comfort 40 72
Noise – 67
Treadwear 35 71
Handling (owners) 24 74
Efficiency – 56

Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.

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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.

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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.

Recomputed
Headline score
± 8

ZE512

± 8

Proxes CF2 SUV

Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.

Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A ZE512

Pros

  • Affordable price point
  • Satisfactory dry pavement grip when new
  • Generally quiet and comfortable ride quality

Cons

  • Extremely rapid tread wear and short lifespan
  • Poor wet-weather traction and hydroplaning resistance
  • Soft sidewalls prone to damage from potholes and curbs
All owner themes in the ZE512 review

Tire B Proxes CF2 SUV

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Falken ZE512 B · Toyo Proxes CF2 SUV
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverSUV and 4x4
Sizes available—29
Rim diameters—15″ – 20″

Which one should you actually buy?

Falken ZE512

Toyo Proxes CF2 SUV

Winner: Toyo Proxes CF2 SUV — better handling, treadwear and comfort. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Toyo Proxes CF2 SUV scores 74 vs 24 on handling.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Toyo Proxes CF2 SUV scores 71 vs 35 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Toyo Proxes CF2 SUV scores 72 vs 40 on comfort.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Toyo Proxes CF2 SUV scores 70 vs 40 on wet.

Tire A · Falken ZE512
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Tire B · Toyo Proxes CF2 SUV
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ZE512 or Proxes CF2 SUV?

Which is better in the wet, ZE512 or Proxes CF2 SUV?

Toyo Proxes CF2 SUV, 70 vs 40 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, ZE512 or Proxes CF2 SUV?

Toyo Proxes CF2 SUV, 64 vs 40 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, ZE512 or Proxes CF2 SUV?

Toyo Proxes CF2 SUV, 72 vs 40 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, ZE512 or Proxes CF2 SUV?

Toyo Proxes CF2 SUV, 71 vs 35 on our treadwear score.

How do we compare tires?

Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements), each result compared with every other tire in the same test and newer tests counting more. 40% comes from owner reviews found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates. Both use one scale: the average tested tire gets 70, the best 100. When a tire has only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from the other and the score stays closer to average; with no road test and fewer than five owner reviews it gets no score yet.

Handling is the exception: road tests measure it inside the dry and wet scores, so its own row comes from owner ratings only and starts as less important.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score. Full methodology